Leader: President Hosni Mubarak
Population: 69,536,644
Area: 386,700 square miles -- three times the size of New Mexico
Infant mortality rate: 60.46/1,000 births
Life expectancy: 63.69 years
Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%; Coptic Christian and other 6%
GDP: $247 billion/$3,600 per capita
Defense: 4.1% of GDP/450,000 active troops